Van: "Integral World" Aan: Onderwerp: Spiritual leadership Datum: maandag 1 juli 2013 20:33 Newsletter Nr. 453 Amsterdam, July 1st, 2013 Given Andrew Cohen announced "sabbatical" as a spiritual teacher (see http://www.integralworld.net/blacker1.html), this essay by John Heron might be required reading for him: NOTES ON SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP AND RELATIONAL SPIRITUALITY - JOHN HERON The traditional oriental guru represents a form of spiritual leadership in which so-called advanced spiritual states of being are transmitted from guru to disciple. This requires the disciple to be present with the guru, physically or psychically, to project onto the guru the disciple’s latent divine nature, to be obedient and devoted to the guru, and to practise the disciplines he prescribes. There is a hierarchical, charismatic relationship to effect the disciple’s shift from an ordinary to an extraordinary state of being ‘enlightened’. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/heron3.html GREAT TRANSITION STORIES FOR BECOMING A GLOBAL ECO-CIVILIZATION - DUANE ELGIN In recent speeches, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has described our world as moving through a time of “Great Transition”: "Throughout the ages, people have said that the world is in the midst of big change. But the level and degree of global change that we face today is far more profound than at any other period in my adult lifetime. I call this period the Great Transition." How can the people of the Earth make this “great transition” by coming together in common effort while respecting and honoring our diverse cultures and traditions? One important way is to recognize that, despite our many differences, we have been on a common journey. Read more: http://www.integralworld.net/elgin1.html To SUBSCRIBE to this Integral World Newsletter or change your email address, click here: http://www.integralworld.net/pommo/user/subscribe.php To UNSUBSCRIBE, update your account by logging in. For explanation, see: http://www.integralworld.net/nl_faq.html